(a) A:

1. (1) volunteer firefighter, a member of the emergency medical services personnel, or an emergency medical technician working in a volunteer capacity for a volunteer fire department or ambulance company is covered; and

2. (2) volunteer working for a hazardous materials response team may be covered;

   by the medical treatment and burial expense provisions of the worker's compensation law ( IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-6 ) and the worker's occupational diseases law ( IC 22-3-7 ).

(c) This subsection applies to all units, including counties. All expenses incurred for premiums of the insurance allowed under this section may be paid from the unit's general fund in the same manner as other expenses in the unit are paid.

[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-1-40-1 part.]

As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.64. Amended by P.L.198-1988, SEC.1; P.L.3-1989, SEC.230; P.L.172-1990, SEC.2; P.L.72-1992, SEC.5; P.L.1-1999, SEC.95; P.L.174-2009, SEC.6; P.L.167-2019, SEC.3.